Holland (Timothy Swan)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-12-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more stanzas included, selected from Steele's paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-12-30). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Steele's paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Holland
First Line: Uncertain life, how soon it flies
Composer: Timothy Swan
Lyricist: Anne Steele
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1801 in Swan's New England Harmony, p. 28
Description: Words by Anne Steele, 1760, paraphrase of Psalm 90, in seventeen stanzas. Swan used the sixth stanza of Steele's paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.